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Neesham is on standby in case of a late injury to one of the Black Caps' bowlers and Latham will replace Ross Taylor if the batsman's second child, expected at any time, has not been born by the start of Friday's match.

"We see Jimmy as a genuine all-rounder who can play a number of roles for us," New Zealand selector Bruce Edgar said.

"Tom's an incredibly exciting prospect and is constantly pushing for selection. If called upon, we're confident that he'll take the opportunity with both hands.

"We've been able to keep a settled side recently and strung together some successful results along the way.

"We hope to keep that going, but are well aware India will come back at us hard."